Meet the Stars of the New Comic Book, The Totally Awesome Adventures of Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship

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Last year, Corey Goodman and Christopher Eilers, the dynamic duo that make up the self-proclaimed "rock and lol" duo Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, took a fun idea and pitched it to fans via a Kickstarter campaign: their very own comic book. They loved comic books, already had a few comic book-themed songs under their belts, often performed at Star Clipper's events and even had fan-made drawings scribbled of them occasionally. Within two days, they met the $1000 goal and set to work on The Totally Awesome Adventures of Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, set for a release tonight with a party at Foam.

Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship's "rock and lol" combines a back track of electro synth pop and occasional chip tunes with frontman Corey Goodman's comedic song lyrics, which range in subject matter from nerd fodder to downtrodden relationships. Guitarist Christopher Eilers (also of the Vanilla Beans and Pat Sajak Assassins) serves as the maestro, strumming corresponding melodies and dropping in the occasional screaming guitar lick to back up Goodman while he works up a sweat on the mic.

The Totally Awesome Adventures of Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship features two separate color covers to choose from and 80 pages of black and white art, featuring plenty of contributions and collaborations from local artists. Stories impart the whimsy you'd expect from Superfun, including tales of stolen wiener dogs, futuristic robots, encounters with pro wrestlers and at least three unrelated stories about the duo's evil clones.

As part of the Kickstarter rewards system, Superfun offered up a new digital EP, including comic book-themed tunes and personalized songs for high dollar contributors (look for St. Louis' best music fans Stephen Houldsworth and Graham Matthews in there).